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The kinds of tasks an unlicensed assistant can perform are limited. You can find more info about what’s allowable on the FAQs page of the Legal Tools section of TexasRealtors.com or visit the TREC Web site at www.trec.state.tx.us.
The following chart shows some of the activities unlicensed assistants generally can and cannot do.
Yes—Set appointments to show listings
Yes—Answer the telephone
No—Make calls to determine if a person is
interested in buying or selling property
No—Qualify buyers
Yes—Welcome visitors to an open house
Yes—Drive a buyer to a listing
No—Point out features of a house
Yes—Hand out a brochure about a property
No—Answer questions about a property
Yes—Confirm facts that have previously been
advertised about
a property
Yes—Place a for sale sign in a yard
No—Help a buyer fill in a contract
Yes—Fill in a contract as directed by a licensee
Yes—Serve as bookkeeper of a real estate firm
Yes—Take photos of properties
Yes—Input data into an MLS as directed by a licensee
Photo: Jennifer Idol.
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